KARACHI: IG Sindh AD Khawaja said on Thursday that officials of the police force were not personal employees of anyone, stressing on cadets to resist bribes and the temptation of money.Â These statements were made by AD Khawaja during a passing out parade of police cadets in Karachi. The IG Sindh said that it was…

KARACHI: Media Cell Bilawal House has clarified multiple news items published in a section of both national and international media mentioning Ms. Kirshna Kolhi as the first woman from Hindu community to have been nominated by PPP as Senator. It is imperative to clarify that PPP had nominated and elected Ms Ratna Bhaagwandas Chawla as…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as President of the PML-N, saying a disqualified individual cannot become the head of a political party.Â Read detailed verdict here: In a landmark short verdict, the apex court struck down Section 203 of the Election Act which allowed disqualified parliamentarians to…

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Wednesday that PML-N wanted to dictate its terms to the judiciary.Â Speaking outside deceased human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir, Bilawal Bhutto stated that the parliament was supreme and when the judiciary dispensed justice, it was the duty of the army to ensure its…

NEWS DESK: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr said in a recent interview to New York Times (NYT) that while he respects how his father “dedicated his entire life to a cause” and “made himself physically vulnerable for a cause”, this is something that he would not do. Zulfikar Jr is the only son of Mir Murtaza…

It was a cause of concern for patients and their attendants alike at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Karachi when Pakistan Peopleâ€™s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the hospital today. The security personnel stopped the patients from entering the hospital. On this occasion, one of the security detail slapped a person trying…

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said his party would not let the ruling Sharif family attack and blackmail judiciary. This he said while responding to a tweet about a recorded telephone conversation between Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the then Lahore High Court judge Justice Abdul Qayyum. â€śThis is what conspiracy and judicial…

NEWS DESK: Commonly known as Kishoo Lal, which is also her handle on Twitter, Krishna Lal Kohli is the first Dalit woman who will be contesting the election for the upper house of the Pakistani parliament. Born in 1979, Kohli belongs to a remote village of Nagarparkar, known as Dhana Gam. A rights activist, sheÂ has…

ISLAMABAD: Senator Aitzaz Ahsan said on Tuesday that the incumbent Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was part of PML-N’s ‘Gaalam Galoch Brigade’.Â Speaking to SAMAA TV, Aitzaz said that there was a PML-N group which he referred to as the ‘Gaalam Galoch Brigade’ who used harsh words for judges of the apex court after hearings….

KARACHI: MQM-P’s Dr Farooq Sattar said on Monday that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks that Rao Anwar was a ‘brave kid’ was, in a way, his admission that he had provided the cop with the license to kill Mohajirs.Â Speaking to media personnel, Dr Farooq Sattar said that Asif Zardari’s remarks in support of…

KARACHI: President of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-Pakistan) Dr. Farooq Sattar said that his leadership is being challenged, Samaa reported. Dr. Farooq Sattar said that the conspiracies against him are conspiracies against the party. He made the two statements while paying a visit to Yaseenabad area of Karachi with the new Raabta Committee (Coordination Committee). He…

SHEIKHUPURA: Ousted Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Nawaz Sharif, has urged supporters to take revenge from those who ousted him from power, Samaa reported Sunday. â€śIn 2018 elections, will you take revenge from those who have illegitimately declared me disqualified?â€ť Nawaz Sharif inquired from his supporters while addressing a rally in…

Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari has regretted the remarks he made in interview with a private channel Friday that sought to give the impression of supporting the absconding former SSP Malir Rao Anwar. Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that Mr. Asif Ali Zardari has described his words as mis-spoken and regretted any offence to…

KARACHI: Co-Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)Â Asif Ali Zardari has called former SSP Malir Rao Anwar as a brave child who survived the fight against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He made the statement in his interview to a private news channel. The former Pakistani president stated that the ex-SSP was one of the police…

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan issued contempt of court notice to former SSP Malir Rao Anwar in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case as he failed to appear in today’s hearing despite the court waited for him for an hour. The hearing has been adjourned for 15 days.Â Reversing previous judicial order, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice…

ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan is hearing the suo moto case of Naqeebullah murder today (Friday).Â Opening the case proceeding, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said it is incumbent upon the police to arrest Rao Anwar, the main accused in the murder case of Naqeebullah Mehsud, a youth…

ISLAMABAD: Former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said said that everybody should be treated equally according to the constitution, Samaa reported. In his statements on Thursday, Memon said that they were not released on bail while others manage to escape the country. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader stated that he was not…

LODHRAN: By-election in NA-154 Lodhran-I will be held on Monday. Polling material, including ballot papers, will be handed over to the polling staff on Sunday. Overall ten candidates are contesting the by election. However, tough contest is expected among PPP candidate Mirza Muhammad Ali Baig, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Ali Khan Tareen and PML-N’s candidate Muhammad Iqbal…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan Peopleâ€™s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is currently having a good time in Washington after he rose to eminence while he attended World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In Washington also, the 29-year-old chairman of the PPP headlined several events including ones at Woodrow Wilson Institute and National Prayer Breakfast, where he…